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Donnelley Financial Solutions DFIN

US equityMarket cap rank #3102Software - Application
$49.80 +$0.23 (+0.46%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 8:30 am ET · After hours $49.80 0.00%
Open$49.24
Prev close$49.57
Day range$49.10 – $50.33
Volume240.8K
Market cap$1.22B
P/E (TTM)32.3
Dividend yield–
Founded2016
CEOMr. Daniel N. Leib
Employees1,750
HeadquartersLancaster, United States of America
Websitewww.dfinsolutions.com

Revenue per employee

$289.4K$348.5K$407.7K$466.8KDec '18Dec '21Dec '25

1,750 employees as of 2025/FY (-2.8% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.

Management team

Daniel N. Leib Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Age 59 · Total comp. $8,523,238.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Daniel N. Leib?President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of DFIN's Board, since the Company became an independent public company in 2016. Prior to the Company's spin-off from RR Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), he served as RRD's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2011. Prior to that, he held various positions of increasing responsibility including Group Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Treasurer, and Vice President of Investor Relations. Prior to RRD, he held positions with Interpublic Group of Companies, Dun & Bradstreet, Sears and Andersen Consulting. He graduated from New York University with an MBA and from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Mr. Leib has significant management experience, including strategy, mergers & acquisitions, treasury, investor relations, operations and international operations. He has many years of executive leadership experience, a strong background in corporate finance and strategy, and possesses integral knowledge of the opportunities and challenges facing the Company. Current Directorships William Blair Mutual Funds.

David A. Gardella Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Age 56 · Total comp. $3,507,689.00 · As of 16 Feb 2026

Mr. David A. Gardella, Served as RRD's Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Mergers and Acquisitions from 2011 to October 2016. Served as RRD's Vice President, Investor Relations from 2009 to 2011 and as RRD's Vice President, Corporate Finance from 2008 to 2009. From 1992 to 2004 and then from 2005 to 2008, served in various capacities in financial management and financial planning & analysis for RRD.

Eric J. Johnson President, Global Investment Companies
Age 58 · Total comp. $2,769,852.00 · As of 16 Feb 2026

Mr. Eric J. Johnson, Served as RRD's Executive Vice President, Global Investment Markets from 2010 to 2016. Prior to this, served as RRD's Group Senior Vice President from 2006 to 2010, and from 1992 to 2006 served in various capacities in sales, pricing, financial management and financial planning and analysis for RRD.

Robert Kirk Williams Chief People and Administrative Officer
Age 50 · Total comp. $2,275,706.00 · As of 16 Feb 2026

Mr. Robert Kirk Williams, Served as DFIN's Chief Human Resources Officer from 2018 to July 2023. Served as Chief Human Resources Officer at James Hardie Building Products in 2017. Prior to this, served in various human resources leadership roles at Archer Daniels Midland from 2014 to 2017 and American Express from 2010 to 2014 and served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Allianz Life Insurance of North America from 2008 to 2010.

Richard L. Crandall Chairman of the Board
Age 82 · Total comp. $434,767.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Richard L. Crandall Chairman of Enterprise Software CEO Roundtable, a roundtable for the software industry, which he founded in 1994. He is a cybersecurity expert and serves on the Board of the National Cybersecurity Center (Colorado Springs) (the NCC), a position he has held since 2016. The NCC collaborates with the private sector, the military and federal agencies to research cyber threats and to educate the public and private sectors. He Chairs the Cyber Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee of the NCC. He founded Comshare, Inc., a decision support software company, in 1966. He served as its Chief Executive Officer for 26 years and Chairman for three years. At Comshare, he successfully transformed the company from its timesharing beginnings to a 100 percent enterprise software products company and eventual sale in 2003. He has been involved in other leadership roles throughout his career, including having served as Chairman of Giga Information Group, a technology advisory firm. At Novell, he served as Chairman and oversaw the sale of the company to a trio of private equity firms and simultaneously much of its patent library to a consortium led by Microsoft, Apple Computer, Oracle and EMC. He has also been a technology advisor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Wharton Executive Education Program, Boards That Lead governance initiative. He attended the University of Michigan, where he received a BS in Electrical Engineering, a BS in Mathematics and a Masters in Industrial Engineering. He is a member of the Company's Audit Committee and Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee. Former Directorships Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.; Giga Information Group; Novell Inc.; RR Donnelley & Sons Company.

Ayman Sayed Independent Director
Age 63 · Total comp. $354,697.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Ayman Sayed, Chief Executive Officer and Director of BMC Software, a company with over $2 billion in annual revenue, since October 2019. As CEO of BMC Software, he has successfully navigated the company through significant transformations, product innovation, and business growth. He also drove a strategic split of the company into BMC and BMC Helix, demonstrating his ability to drive organizational change and sustained value. Prior to BMC Software, Mr. Sayed served as President and Chief Product Officer at CA Technologies from 2015 to 2019, helping to lead the company through its $19 billion acquisition by Broadcom. From 1999 to 2015, he held various leadership roles at Cisco Systems, including Senior Vice President of the Network Operating System Technology Group, with responsibility for networking software across the company. He currently serves as a board member at Kx Software Limited (KX), a company that makes high-performance data analytics and database software, especially designed for time-series and real-time data processing, and previously served on the board of Elisity Security from 2019 to February 2024, where he provided strategic guidance backed by Atlantic Bridge. Mr. Sayed holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Cairo University in Egypt. He is a member of the Company's Compensation Committee. Mr. Sayed has extensive CEO and management experience and a strong background in software development and product engineering at high growth software companies. His substantial board roles, including experience as a member of a compensation committee, and contributions in these roles underline his capability to provide valuable insights and strategic direction in board settings. Current Directorships BMC Software; KX. Former Directorships Elisity, Inc.; FD Technologies Plc

Gary G. Greenfield Independent Director
Age 71 · Total comp. $341,382.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Senior Executive Advisor to GI Partners, since October 2024, and Executive Advisor to Court Square Capital Partners, since April 2020, both private equity firms. He also served as Interim CEO, Sectigo, a leading cybersecurity provider of digital identity solutions, from July 2022 to December 2022 and Special Advisor at JMI Equity, a private equity firm, from 2021 to 2022. From 2007 to 2013, he served as President and CEO of Avid Technology, Inc. where he oversaw a successful turnaround of the firm. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GXS, Inc. from 2003 to 2007. During this period, he concurrently served as an Operating Partner at Francisco Partners. He received a B.S. in General Engineering and International Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master of Science Administration from George Washington University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He chairs the Company's Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Greenfield is a proven leader in high technology industries both as a CEO and through his experience working with private equity firms that specialize primarily in the technology sector. He has a strong operational track record that has resulted in the ability to grow markets and develop products. Former Directorships Avid Technology, Inc.; Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.; Epocrates Inc.; GXS, Inc.; Hyperion Solutions Corporation; Mobius Management Systems Inc.; Novell Inc.; Velosio, LLC; Vocus Inc.

Lois M. Martin Independent Director
Age 63 · Total comp. $336,382.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Lois M. Martin Chief Financial Officer of Mortenson Companies, Inc., a private construction, real estate development, and direct equity investment company, since 2017. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ceridian Corporation, a private human resource software development company, from 2012 to 2017. She was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Capella Education Company (Capella) from 2004 to 2008, World Data Products from 2002 to 2004, and Deluxe Corporation from 1993 to 2001. She has overseen the process of separating and spinning off businesses, including the spin-off and IPO of Deluxe's payment business that was known as eFunds and the IPO of Capella. She is also experienced in M&A, with the integration of acquisitions into existing businesses. She began her career as an auditor for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She earned a bachelor's degree from Augustana University. She chairs the Company's Audit Committee. Ms. Martin is a financial expert whose 30-year career has been spent in the financial operations side of businesses both public and private, with a unique background in corporate restructurings and insight into the challenges and successes of capital restructurings, including spin-offs. Current Directorships A.O. Smith Corporation. Former Directorships ADC Telecommunications Inc.; MTS Systems Corporation; Raven Industries.

Luis A. Aguilar Independent Director
Age 72 · Total comp. $336,382.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Luis A. Aguilar Former Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), serving from July 2008 to December 2015. Prior to the SEC, he was a Partner specializing in corporate and securities law matters at McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP, an international law firm, from 2005 to 2008, and Alston & Bird, LLP, a law firm, from 2003 to 2004. He held various positions including General Counsel, Head of Compliance and Corporate Secretary at Invesco, Inc., a global asset management firm, from 1994 to 2002. He was also Invesco's Managing Director for Latin America in the 1990's, and president of one of Invesco's broker-dealers. He began his career as an attorney at the SEC. He is an expert in corporate governance with a background in compliance and governmental regulation and oversight of public companies. He was named a Board Leadership Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and has earned both his NACD Directorship Certification and NACD Cyber Risk Oversight Certificate, demonstrating his firm commitment to effective boardroom performance and cybersecurity literacy. He was named to the Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees, which is responsible for providing governance and oversight to ensure that the Financial Accounting Standards Board and Governmental Accounting Standards Board establish and improve high-quality financial accounting and reporting standards. He earned a BS from Georgia Southern University, a JD from the University of Georgia and a Master of Laws (Taxation) from Emory University. He is a Principal at Falcon Cyber Investments, a firm focused on cybersecurity, a position he has held since September 2016. He chairs the Company's Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee. Former Directorships Envestnet, Inc.; MiMedx Group, Inc.

Juliet S. Ellis Independent Director
Age 67 · Total comp. $316,382.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Juliet S. Ellis?Former chief investment officer of US Growth Equities for Invesco, Inc., where she was responsible for overseeing the allocation and management of over $30 billion in assets across nine fund strategies from 2008 to 2019. Prior to joining Invesco in 2004, she served as a managing director with JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, where she was responsible for the management of mutual funds, sub-advised portfolios and institutional separate account portfolios. She joined JPMorgan in 1987 as an equity analyst and also served as assistant portfolio manager and director of equity research before being promoted to senior portfolio manager in 1993 and managing director in 2000. She began her career as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch in 1981. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science, cum laude, from Indiana University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. She is a member of the Company's Compensation Committee and Corporate Responsibility and Governance Committee. Ms. Ellis has significant expertise and a successful track record in the investment management industry. Current Directorships APA Corporation.

Chandar Pattabhiram Independent Director
Age 56 · Total comp. $311,382.00 · As of 31 Mar 2026

Chandar Pattabhiram Chief Go-to-Market Officer for Workato, a leading AI-driven enterprise orchestration platform provider, since May 2024. Previously, he served as Chief Marketing Officer for Coupa Software, Inc., a leading Business Spend Management software provider from August 2017 to October 2023. He served as Chief Marketing Officer at Marketo, Inc., a leading marketing automation software provider from 2016 to 2017 and in various senior marketing leadership positions from 2014 to 2016 (Marketo was acquired by Adobe for $4.75 billion). Prior to that, he served in senior marketing leadership roles at Badgeville Inc., a privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) company from 2012-2014, Cast Iron Systems, Inc., a privately held a SaaS integration appliance vendor, from 2002-2012 (Cast Iron was acquired by IBM in 2010) and Jamcracker, Inc., a privately held cloud services management and cloud governance solutions company, from 2000-2002. He began his career at Compucom Systems, from 1993-1996, and joined Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where he worked on a myriad of management consulting projects across IT strategy and business process reengineering, from 1996-2000. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from PSG College of Technology in India and his master's degree in management information systems from University of Texas. He is on the Board of Directors of privately held BlueShift Technologies, Inc., an AI platform for consumer engagement, and has also been a strategic advisor to the CEO of Freshworks. He is a member of the Company's Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee. Mr. Pattabhiram brings deep expertise across marketing and end-to-end go-to-market leadership, providing the Board with valuable insight into the design and execution of scalable marketing and overall go-to-market strategies. His more than 23 years of business-to-business enterprise marketing leadership in high growth SaaS product offerings brings a unique insight to the Board.

Joseph L. Binz Independent Director
Age 58 · As of 13 May 2026

Mr. Binz will join our Board and its Audit Committee on July 1, 2026. Joseph L. Binz Former chief financial officer at Atlassian Corporation, a software development corporation, serving from September 2022 through March 2026. Prior to joining Atlassian, he held management roles at Microsoft Corporation, a multinational technology conglomerate, where he led several of Microsoft's finance functions and was part of the team that guided its business transformation to the cloud, from 2002 to 2022. Mr. Binz also spent approximately eight years at Intel Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturing company, where he held a variety of finance roles supporting manufacturing operations, product groups and Intel Capital from 1994 to 2001. He began his career as an accountant at KPMG LLP. Mr. Binz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. Current Directorships Paycom Software, Inc.

Kami S. Turner Controller, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Age 51 · As of 16 Feb 2026

Ms. Kami S. Turner, Served as RRD's Assistant Controller from 2012 to October 2016. Prior to this, served as RRD's Vice President, External Reporting in 2012 and from 2009 to 2011 served in various capacities in finance at RRD.

Leah M. Trzcinski Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary.
Age 43 · As of 16 Feb 2026

Ms. Leah Trzcinski, Served as Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary and in various legal leadership roles at Morningstar, Inc. from April 2020 to July 2023. Prior to this, served as Assistant Corporate Secretary and in various capacities in the legal department at Dow, Inc. from August 2015 to April 2020. Began legal career at Shearman & Sterling, LLP.

From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.

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